Fallen Ray

Another complete manga i’ve read a while ago. Finished with the absolutely astonishing best ending, where both hero win. Senkawa’s hero wins his friendship and on the other side Meiwa Daiichi’s hero wins his love.

* SPOILER *

At the last part of their “first” and final showdown…
Hiro (1-16), who finally root for Hideo, switching his pitch from highspeed slider, a brand new pitch dedicated for Hideo, to a clean fastball. A clean battle which Hideo’s been waiting for since the begining of the game.
Hideo (11-6), who will never gave up on Hikari, thought that Hiro would do anything to win the game. Counting that Hiro won’t pitch a fastball in entire inning, Hideo last swing was prepared for Hiro’s slider.
Fast ball down the middle passes the bat and meet the mitt, ends their showdown well. Only one team allowed to win the game, but both hero won their game.

So bright and beautiful in every aspect … storyline, characters, arts. Shallow … but you still need to swim, hold your breath, to enjoy the beauty. So bright and beautiful just like shallow tropical sea with colorfull fishes playing among corals.